''Robbi, Tobbi und das Fliewatüüt'' is a popular German book for children by
Boy Lornsen
Boy Lornsen (7 August 1922 – 26 July 1995) was a German sculptor and author of children's literature, writing both in Standard German and in Platt.
Lornsen served as pilot and radio operator in the German Luftwaffe during World War II. Af ...
, first published in 1967.
It was adapted into a screen play for television as well as into a radio play and two audio dramas. An audio book exists as well.
Plot
The book themes around the adventures of a pupil called Tobias Findteisen (nicknamed Tobbi) who accompanied the
robot
A robot is a machine—especially one programmable by a computer—capable of carrying out a complex series of actions automatically. A robot can be guided by an external control device, or the control may be embedded within. Robots may be c ...
ROB 344–66/IIIa (nicknamed Robbi) to help with the latter's exam at robot school. The team travels in an all-in-one
vehicle
A vehicle (from la, vehiculum) is a machine that transports people or cargo. Vehicles include wagons, bicycles, motor vehicles (motorcycles, cars, trucks, buses, mobility scooters for disabled people), railed vehicles (trains, trams), wa ...
, designed by Tobbi and built by Robbi, to find answers to the exam's riddles all over the world.
Tobbi calls this vehicle (which runs on juice from
red raspberries, later substituted by
cod liver oil
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) "Flie-wa-tüüt" because:
# it can fly (in German: ''flie''gen)
# it can travel on water (in German ''Wa''sser)
# it can be used as a car (and as such has a
klaxon
A horn is a sound-making device that can be equipped to motor vehicles, buses, bicycles, trains, trams (otherwise known as streetcars in North America), and other types of vehicles. The sound made usually resembles a "honk" (older vehicles) or a ...
making the sound "''tüüt''")
During their adventures young inventor Tobbi and his pilot Robbi have to tackle many challenges.
Book
''Robbi, Tobbi und das Fliewatüüt'' was first published by , Stuttgart, in 1967. It featured illustrations by . The 256-pages sized book was listed in the ''Auswahlliste des Deutschen Jugendbuchpreises''.
Television series
Based on the novel, ''Robbi, Tobbi und das Fliewatüüt'' was adapted as a German television series for children by
WDR in 1972. It was animated by puppeteer
Albrecht Roser and his team.
The series used early
chroma key
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technology. Over the years, the series saw countless
re-runs.
Film
An animated film, was released in 2016, directed by , with as Tobbi and
Alexandra Maria Lara
Alexandra Maria Lara (''née'' Plătăreanu; 12 November 1978) is a Romanian-German actress who has appeared in ''Downfall (2004 film), Downfall'' (2004), ''Control (2007 film), Control'' (2007), ''Youth Without Youth (film), Youth Without You ...
as Sharon Schalldämpfer.
Plays
Known audio drama adaptions:
*
WDR radio drama in 1968 with
Jürgen von Manger
Jürgen von Manger-Koenig (6 March 1923 – 15 March 1994) was a German actor and comedian.
Early life
Manger was born Jürgen Julius Emil Fritz Koenig in the Koblenz district of Ehrenbreitstein
Ehrenbreitstein Fortress (german: Festung ...
as speaker (Regie: Heinz-Dieter Köhler).
* audio play in 1972/1973 on three LPs or MCs with as ''Tante Paula'' and
Dieter Eppler Dieter Eppler (11 February 1927, in Stuttgart – 12 April 2008, in Stuttgart) was a German television actor and director of radio drama
Radio drama (or audio drama, audio play, radio play, radio theatre, or audio theatre) is a dramatized, purel ...
as ''Robbi''.
* audio play in 1991 on two CDs or MCs. This version also became available by (DAV) in 2005, with the cover incorrectly stating ''made by WDR'' (which would indicate the 1968 play).
* ''Der Audio Verlag'' audio book on 3 times 2 CDs
[6 CDs: (2006)] (total playing time 460 minutes), read by in 2006.
See also
*
List of German television series
The following is a list of television series produced in Germany:
Current
Drama
* ''4 Blocks'' (TNT Serie, 2017–2019)
* ''Alarm für Cobra 11 – Die Autobahnpolizei'' ( RTL, 1996–present)
* ''Babylon Berlin'' (Sky 1 & ARD, 2017–presen ...
References
External links
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1967 German novels
1967 children's books
German children's novels
German novels adapted into television shows
German children's television series
German television shows featuring puppetry
Television shows based on children's books
Television shows based on German novels
1972 German television series debuts
1972 German television series endings
German-language television shows
Das Erste original programming
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